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Reports Say Dante Will Lead Bayern Munich U23s Next Season

The move signals an academy shake-up under incoming campus director Michael Wiesinger.

Overview

  • Sky Sport and reporter Florian Plettenberg report that 2013 treble winner Dante has signed to coach Bayern’s U23s next season.
  • The 42-year-old plans to retire from OGC Nice at the end of the season before starting the role in Munich.
  • Holger Seitz is expected to leave the touchline and shift into a different club job as part of a wider restructuring led by Michael Wiesinger.
  • Plettenberg also reports Dante will coach Bayern’s UEFA Youth League U19 team, a first for the club that would align both top youth sides under one coach.
  • The reports have been widely circulated, yet Bayern has not issued a formal announcement.